Drumline by Stacy Kestwick

Author:Stacy Kestwick [Kestwick, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Stacy Kestwick
Published: 2017-09-03T04:00:00+00:00

Laird

“And then at the end of the second quarter, we were down by three to Louisiana State. That fumble on the opener really cost us in the first half.” Eli hung on my every word as I recounted Saturday night’s game.

“Then you killed it in the halftime show?” His expectant smile took up half his face, the other half mostly hidden beneath a blue knit beanie. Rodner University blue with the shark mascot embroidered on the front.

“You know it.” I held up my hand for a fist bump and pretended like my knuckles were sore after he tapped me. “Watch it, man. Don’t make it so I can’t play this weekend.”

“Did someone record it?”

I gave an exaggerated huff and withdrew my phone from my pocket. “Of course. Our biggest fan needed to be able to watch it.”

I pressed the screen to make the video play, pointing out which speck was me and which one was Reese. She did well that night, much to Marco’s disappointment. She stumbled a bit on the first roll, coming in a beat too late, but it was a minor bobble easily attributed to her first time playing for such a large crowd. No one would’ve noticed unless they studied her specifically on the video afterward, which I did only because I couldn’t take my eyes off her. With her height, she blended right in to the rest of the line, and if it weren’t for the fact that I knew she was second from the left, I probably wouldn’t have been able to pick her out. Her skill level more than held its own.

A little swell of pride filled my chest as Eli watched our performance, his nose inches from my phone.

As the band marched in perfect sync off the field to a drumline cadence, he glanced at me with a solemn expression. His eyes seemed even bigger without eyebrows or eyelashes, dominating his face now that he was no longer smiling. “She did good, didn’t she? I prayed she would do good.”

My ribs threatened to crack open from my heart breaking so hard for this kid. “She did great.”

“When she comes by tomorrow, I’m gonna tell her she sucked. That she needs to work harder.” A sly smile curled the corner of his mouth. “That even I could’ve done better than her. Don’t want her getting a big-ass ego like you.”

I reached down for my bookbag and withdrew two pairs of drumsticks. “Big claims, little man. Let’s see what you’ve been working on.”

He held the sticks expertly, just the way I’d shown him in the past, but he hesitated. “Can we get Amelia to play with us too? Last time Reese was here, we had a joint lesson. I think Amelia really liked it.”

“Yeah, I’m sure wanting Amelia to be a better drummer is your only motivation,” I teased him.

The blush on his face spread down his neck until it disappeared under his green hospital gown. “Suck my dick, Bronson.” He used the plastic

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